by Julia James, Mississippi Today January 4, 2024 Jack Fredericks is investing in new teachers because he wants to help them stay in the classroom for the long haul. He serves as the program coordinator for the new teacher mentorship program in the West Tallahatchie...
Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable disease and mortality in the United States. Smoking rates are significantly higher among Black men than any other ethnic group. Recent data from the American Lung Association reveals that 20.9% of African-American men...
On Wednesday, November 10, a triple murder occurred in Robinsonville, Mississippi, which attracted widespread attention and angered local residents. The main suspect in this horrific crime is 18-year-old Deonte Carnell Taylor, a local resident from the city of Tunica....
by Sophia Paffenroth, Mississippi Today December 20, 2023 Melvin Jones, a 64-year-old native of Cleveland, was in his 30s when he was diagnosed with diabetes. He knew he was at an increased risk because of his family history. In 2013, at 54 years old, Jones had two...
This morning, Robin Roberts and Good Morning America reported on the Emmett Till Interpretive Center receiving a generous donation from acclaimed TV producer and screenwriter Shonda Rhimes to secure the Seed Barn in Sunflower County, Mississippi, where Emmett Till was...
by Mina Corpuz, Mississippi Today December 14, 2023 Nearly seven months after an Indianola police officer shot an 11-year-old boy in the chest during a domestic call, a Sunflower County grand jury decided not to indict him after hearing evidence from the attorney...
